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Posted: 1/7/14 at 8:36am
"Hey, Mom," asked Little Johnny, "can you give me twenty dollars?"
"Certainly not!" answered his mother.
"If you do," Little Johnny went on, "I’ll tell you what dad said to the maid when you were at the beauty shop."
His mother’s ears perked up and, grabbing her purse, she handed over the money. "Well? what did he say?"
"He said, ‘Hey, Juanita, make sure you wash my socks tomorrow.’"
"Certainly not!" answered his mother.
"If you do," Little Johnny went on, "I’ll tell you what dad said to the maid when you were at the beauty shop."
His mother’s ears perked up and, grabbing her purse, she handed over the money. "Well? what did he say?"
"He said, ‘Hey, Juanita, make sure you wash my socks tomorrow.’"
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
